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Division II Playing and Practice Seasons

Division II Playing and Practice Seasons . 2011 NCAA Regional Rules Seminars Jess Rigler and Stephanie Smith. Overview. 2011 NCAA Convention – Phase II Life in the Balance: Case studies. Update on track and field. Strength and conditioning personnel. Foreign tours.

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Division II Playing and Practice Seasons

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  1. Division II Playing and Practice Seasons 2011 NCAA Regional Rules Seminars Jess Rigler and Stephanie Smith

  2. Overview • 2011 NCAA Convention – Phase II Life in the Balance: • Case studies. • Update on track and field. • Strength and conditioning personnel. • Foreign tours. • Countable v. non-countable activities chart. • Potential changes to the winter break.

  3. Phase II Life in the Balance – Case Studies

  4. Case Study No. 1 • Brady University’s first day of classes is Wednesday, August 24, 2011. • Brady’s course catalog specifies that classes are offered Monday through Saturday. • Coach Sam begins out-of-season activities for men’s basketball on Saturday, August 27, because that is the fourth day of classes. • Is this permissible?

  5. Case Study No. 1 • August 2011 Calendar

  6. Case Study No. 1 • No. Beginning weight training and conditioning on a Saturday is not permissible. • Official interpretation, November 4, 2010. • Only count classes that are offered Monday through Friday to determine the fourth day of classes. • Permissible Start Date: Monday, August 29.

  7. Case Study No. 1 • Can the student-athletes (SA) participate in any activities prior to August 29? • Yes! • Academic meetings; • Compliance meetings; and • Mandatory medical examinations.

  8. Case Study No. 2 • Brady University’s winter term begins on January 10, 2012. • Coach Alice designates February 27 as the start of the nonchampionship segment for field hockey. • Coach Alice conducts full team practice each week for two hours from January 10 through February 26. • Is this permissible?

  9. Case Study No. 2 • No. Fall championship sports limited to team activities from first day of classes in second term through February 15. • Maximum of two hours. • What activities are permissible between February 16 through February 26? • Weight training, conditioning and skill instruction.

  10. Case Study No. 2 • Is Coach Alice limited to team activities during the period of January 10 through February 15? • No. Coach Alice may also require the field hockey SAs to participate in weight training, conditioning or skill instruction. • Limited to a maximum of two hours per week of team activities and/or skill instruction.

  11. Case Study No. 3 • Coach Mike declares Brady University’s baseball team’s first practice of the nonchampionship segment as September 19. • Coach Mike wants to conduct drills with the full team prior to that date. • When is it permissible for Coach Mike to bring in the baseball SAs for team activities?

  12. Case Study No. 3 • NCAA Division II Proposal No. 2011-6: • First permissible practice date in the nonchampionship segment is September 7 or the fourth day of classes • Proposal No. 2011-7: • Team activities permitted from the beginning of the institution’s academic year through the day before the first permissible practice date Combining the proposals results in the same dates!!!

  13. Case Study No. 3 • Noncontroversial Concept • Amend when spring championship sport SAs may participate in team activities prior to the nonchampionship segment: • September 7 or the fourth day of classes (whichever is earlier) throughthe day before the institution’s declared first permissible practice date.

  14. Case Study No. 3 • When is it permissible for Coach Mike to conduct team activities with his baseball team in the fall? • Noncontroversial concept: September 7 or the fourth day of classes through the day before the institution’s first declared practice date. • Remember: First day of classes is August 24, 2011. • Dates: August 29 through September 18.

  15. Case Study No. 4 • Carol, the women’s volleyball coach, requires Marcia, Jan and Cindy to watch game film once a week for one hour from January 10 through February 15. • Is this a countable athletically related activity? • Yes! Must be included in the two of the eight permissible hours for skill instruction and/or team activities.

  16. Case Study No. 5 • Coach Greg declares September 12, 2011 through October 26, 2011, as the lacrosse team’s 45-day nonchampionship segment. • Are team activities permissible on the days outside of the 24 practice or competition days? • No. Limited to weight training, conditioning and skill instruction.

  17. Sample Week – Nonchampionship Segment – Spring Championship Sports

  18. Phase II Life In The Balance – Track and Field Update

  19. Track and Field Update • Proposal No. 2011-10: • Specified how institutions shall count competition that exceeds two days. • Next steps: • Editorial revision. • Educational column.

  20. Strength and Conditioning Personnel

  21. Case Study No. 1 • Coach Carol wants the women’s basketball prospective student-athletes (PSAs) and SAs to complete a workout plan during the summer. • Walk-on prospect Jan lives on campus during the summer and completes the team workout in Brady University facilities. • Bobby, the strength and conditioning coach for football, is always in the weight room helping the football SAs.

  22. Case Study No. 1 • Brady University designates a strength and conditioning coach for each sport. • Walk-on prospect Jan asks Coach Bobby to take her through the workout, which lasts about an hour, four days a week. • Question: Is it permissible for Coach Bobby to do this?

  23. Case Study No. 1 • Current rule regarding strength and conditioning personnel only applies to SAs. • What bylaw should be used to determine whether a strength and conditioning coach is permitted to work with a prospect? • See Bylaw 13.11.2.3 (recreational activities). NCAA Division II Bylaw 17.02.1.1

  24. Case Study No. 1 • When can a PSA participate in voluntary weight lifting or conditioning activities on campus in the presence of the institution’s strength and conditioning coach? • Signed a National Letter of Intent or written offer of admission and/or financial aid; • Cannot be prearranged; and • Coach cannot work directly with the PSA (supervise only). Official Interpretation [December 16, 2008, (Item Ref 6)]

  25. Case Study No. 1 • Answer: No. Coach Bobby may not conduct the workout of walk-on prospect Jan. • She did not sign a National Letter of Intent; and • The activities are not part of his normal duties and responsibilities in the weight room. • Coach is only permitted to supervise the workout.

  26. Case Study No. 1 • Is there anything Brady University can do so Coach Bobby would be able to help walk-on prospect Jan with her workouts in the summer? • No. Coach Bobby cannot assist Jan with the workout. • Coach Bobby is limited to supervising the weight room for safety purposes.

  27. Case Study No. 2 • Use the same facts in Case Study No. 1 … • But now women’s volleyball SA, Marcia, asks Coach Bobby take her through the workout. • Question: Is it permissible for Coach Bobby to conduct Marcia’s workout?

  28. Case Study No. 2 • Answer: No. Coach Bobby is not permitted to conduct Marcia’s workout. • Individual summer workouts are not countable athletic activity, provided: • Strength and conditioning personnel monitor summer workouts for safety purposes only.

  29. Case Study No. 2 • What is the difference between “monitor” and “conduct?” • Monitor – Observing and watching closely to ensure that SAs are provided a safe and controlled environment • Conduct – Active involvement, in person, in the workout activity.

  30. Case Study No. 2 • Examples of “monitoring” a workout: • Demonstrating proper technique • Giving advice to ensure the workout is safe and appropriate PERMISSIBLE

  31. Case Study No. 2 • What does “monitor” not allow: • Directing workouts to achieve increased performance. • Conducting workouts to achieve increased performance. Official interpretation [December 16, 2008 (Item Ref 6)]

  32. Case Study No. 2 • Examples of “conducting” a workout: • Specifying exercises (e.g., number of sets or repetitions, weight, duration); • Instructing, encouraging or motivating a SA for achieving increased performance; and • Directing as to the order and flow of the workout activity. NOT PERMISSIBLE

  33. Case Study No. 2 • Additional issue to address: • Bylaw 17.02.1.1 – May designate more than one strength and conditioning coach at the institution. • Not permissible to have a designated strength and conditioning coach for each team. • If coach works directly with a team he/she can only work with SAs on voluntary individual workouts if assigned to monitor such workouts for all teams.

  34. Strength and Conditioning Personnel – Reminders • Strength and conditioning coaches may only monitor voluntary individual workouts. Bylaw 17.02.1.2 • Monitoring voluntary workouts may occur at any period during the year. Bylaw 17.02.1.1

  35. Strength and Conditioning Personnel – Reminders • If a strength and conditioning coach is a head coach or employed full time he/she must be certified in first aid, CPR and AED use. Bylaw 11.1.6 • Head coaches may not receive reports or updates on SAs’ summer workouts. Bylaw 17.02.1.2

  36. Strength and Conditioning Personnel Best practices for compliance monitoring?

  37. Foreign Tours

  38. Foreign Tours • Each sport limited to a foreign tour once every four years. • If an institution participates in a foreign tour during the summer it is counted in the previous academic year. Bylaw 17.29.1.4

  39. Foreign Tours • Timing of tour: • Scheduled during the summer vacation period (between the institution’s spring and fall terms); or • During any other vacation period published in the institution’s catalog. Bylaw 17.29.1.3

  40. Case Study • The women’s soccer team at Brady University is going on a foreign tour to Australia from August 8 through August 19, 2011. • Brady University’s first day of classes is Wednesday, August 24. • Coach Tiger wants PSAs who signed a National Letter of Intent to participate in the tour.

  41. Case Study • Is it permissible for PSAs to participate in a foreign tour from August 8-19? • Reminder: Shall not begin preseason practice before 17 days prior to the first contest or five days prior to the first day of classes, whichever is earlier. • First day of practice in women’s soccer: • August 15, 2011.

  42. Foreign Tours • SA eligibility – tour during the summer • During the summer – • Eligible for competition during the previous academic year; or • Enrolled full time during the previous academic year and established that he/she is eligible for competition in the academic year after the tour.

  43. Foreign Tours • SA eligibility – tour after the start of the academic year: • Must be regularly enrolled; and • Eligible for competition. Bylaw 17.29.1.5

  44. Back to the Case Study… • When is it permissible for an incoming SA to participate in a foreign tour? • The foreign tour begins after the permissible starting practice date; or • After the first day of classes of the first regular term at the institution. Bylaw 17.29.1.5.1

  45. Case Study • What if the foreign tour starts before August 15, 2011? • Answer: It is not permissible for soccer PSAs to participate in Brady University’s foreign tour. • If the institution provides expenses, it would be an extra benefit.

  46. Countable v. Non-Countable Activities Chart

  47. Countable v. Non-Countable Activities Chart • Chart reviewed and approved by the NCAA Division II Legislation Committee in March 2011. • Highlights countable and non-countable athletically related activities. • Not an exhaustive list. • Chart will be included in the 2011-12 NCAA Division II Manual.

  48. Countable v. Non-Countable Activities Chart

  49. Countable v. Non-Countable Activities Chart

  50. Countable v. Non-Countable Activities Chart

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